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Abolish stamp duty. The ACT shows the rest of us how to tax property

  • Written by Brendan Coates, Fellow, Grattan Institute
Abolish stamp duty. The ACT shows the rest of us how to tax propertyThe ACT has Australia's best state tax system, NSW the worst.Shutterstock

This week we’re exploring the state of nine different policy areas across Australia’s states, as detailed in Grattan Institute’s State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here.

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